Author: Phendy Jacques

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    What Is the Right Hedging Level for Your Hog Production and Inputs?

    ByPhendy Jacques

    Key takeaway: Determining the right hedging level for hog production is a complex strategic decision that does not depend solely on market fluctuations. It is based on three fundamental pillars: the producer’s psychological tolerance for risk, the business’s financial capacity to meet margin calls, and a clear understanding of production costs and margin over feed…

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    Pork Aggregate: Moving from a Price Logic to a Margin Logic

    ByPhendy Jacques

    A pork producer can make a good decision on hog prices… and still see their margin deteriorate. Why? Because the profitability of a pork operation never depends on a single market. It relies on several variables evolving simultaneously: These markets influence each other every day. Yet they are often managed separately. At Agrintel, we believe…